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Patented May 24, 1887.

,lin A LIL " 35 umbrella, thc same being closed and parts be- EMIL KLEBER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY,

PATENT OFFICE.

ASSIGNOE TO LEO WOLFF, OF SAME PLACE.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,650, dated May 24, 1887.

Application filed October 1, 1886. Serial No. 215,052. (No model.) Patented in Germany September 1, 1886, No. 30,254; in England September 14, 1886, No. 11,672; in Belgium September-14, 1886, No. 74,533; in Denmark September 14, 1886, No. 955; it)

Italy September 14, 1886, No. 90,501; in France Septcm ber No. 36,487 and No. 67,548.

To all whom it may concern: Bc it known that I, EMIL KLEBER, a subl)ect of the King of Prussia, German Emperor, and residing at the city of Berlin, in theA 5 Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Umbrellas, (for which Letters Pat-ent have heretofore been granted to me by the governments of Great Britain, dated September 14, ro 1886, N o. 11,672; Germany, No. 39,254, dated September 1, 1886; Belgium, No. 74,533, dated September 14, 1886 5 Denmark, N o. 955, dated September 14, 1886; Italy, No. 20,501, dated September 14, 1886;'France, No. 178,493, dated I5 September 14, 1886, and Austria-Hungary, No. 36,487 and No. 67,548, dated January 15, 1887,) of which the following is a specifica- Iion.

The` object of my invention is to provide a 2o new and improved umbrella which can be opened easily from the handle of the same without requiring cords or pulleys. The invention consists in an umbrella having a tubular stick in which a rod is mounted 25 to slide longitudinally, said rod acting directly or indirectly on the braces of the ribs, and thereby serving to swing the ends of the ribs outward and upward when the umbrella is to be opened and downward toward the handle 3o when the umbrella is to be closed, all as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, and dually pointed ont in the claims. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved ing broken out. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe same in a plane at right angles to the plane shown in Fig. 1, the umbrella being open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional 4o view of my improved umbrella, the same being closed and parts broken out. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modification in a plane at right angles to the one shown in Fig. 3, the umbrella being open and parts 45 broken out. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail side view of the connection of the brace with the rib. Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view on the line x x, Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a top View of Fig. 5.

14, 1886, No. 178,493, and in Austriadungary January 15, 1887,

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- 5o sponding parts. Y

In the drawings the covering is not shown on the umbrella. The stick A, provided at the lower end with a handle, B, of any suitable shape, is made tubular, the tube-bore ex- 5 5 tending down into the handle. The lower part of the stick and the handle contain a sliding piece, C, provided with a handle-knob, C', passed through a longitudinal slot, O2, in the'handle. A spring catch or latch, D, piv- 6o oted in a recess or slot in the handle, serves to engage said sliding piece C.

To the upper end of the sliding piece C a rod, E, is pivotcd, which extends upward through the tubular stick and into a tube, F, 6 5

,projecting upward from the upper end of the tubular stick and forming an extension of the same. The point G is secured to the upper end of the tube F. Itibs'H are pivotcd to a ring, H', fastened on the lower end of thepoint 7o G, and the braces J are pivotcd to a sleeve, J mounted to slide on the tube F, said tube being provided with a longitudinal slot, F', through which a pin passes, which connects the sleeve J with the upper end of the rod E. 75 RodsK are pivotcd to the ring K, fastened to the tube F near to the upper end of said tube, the lower ends of the rods K being pivotcd to the braces J. It is necessary that the ends of the braces .I should slide on the ribs H, and 8o for this purpose the outer ends of the braces are pivotcd to the U-shaped pieces or caps L, mounted to slide on the ribs, said U-shaped pieces preferably having a lining, L', of rubber, to produce slight friction. A prong, L2, S5 on the inner side of the cap or U-shapcd piece L,slides on the rib H for the purpose of guiding the piece L. Vhen the umbrellais closed, as shown in Fig. 1, the handle-knob Cis raised. When it is desired to open the umbrella, the 9o latch Dis disengaged from the sliding piece C and said sliding piece moved downward by l means of the handleknob C', whereby the innerends of the braces .I are pulled downward bythe rod E and sleeve J', and their outer 95 ends are swung outward and upward and raise and stretch the ribs H.

If the rods K were not provided, the braces handle.

J would merely slide downward when the piece C is pulled down, and would not open the umbrella. To close the umbrella, the piece C is moved upward, whereby the inner ends of the braces J are moved upward, the braces swinging on the ends of the rods K, and thus swinging the outer ends of the ribs H toward the The piece C is always locked in place by means of rthe latch D, which engages with suitable notches. (Not shown.)

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the handle B', slide C, slot G2, handle-knob C', latch D, tubular stick A, tube F, the point G, and the ribs H are all arranged in the manner shown in Figs. l and 2, and have the same letters. The tube F, secured in the upper end of the stick, is provided with a longitudinal slot, F, near its upper end. The rod E, connected with the sliding piece C, is connected, by a pin passed through the slot F2, with the sliding sleeve Nof the tube F, to which sleeve N rods O are pivoted, their lower ends being pivoted to the braces J, which braces in this case are pivoted to the upper end of the tubular stick A. The rods O just mentioned are the equivalents of the rods K shown in Figs. l and 2. The connection of the ends of the braces with the ribs is the same as that described in Figs. l and 2. Vhen the umbrella is closed, the slide Gis lowered, as shown in Fig. 3.

' To open the umbrella, said slide C is pushed upward, whereby the sleeve N is moved upward, and by means of the rods O swings the braces J and ribs upward and outward, the braces J turning on their pivots on the upper end of the tubular stick. 'Io close the umbrella, the sliding piece C is pulled downward, whereby the ribs and braces are swung toward the handle.

Having thus'described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An umbrellahaving a tubular stick, a sliding rod in said stick, ribs pivoted at the inner or upper ends to a fixed piece on the umbrella-stick in the usual manner, braces connected with the stick and having their outer ends mounted to slide on the ribs, rods pivoted to braces and to a sleeve on the extension of the stick, which sleeve is located between the piece to which the ribs are pivoted and to the sleeve on the stick t0 which the braces are fastened, substantially as shown and described.

2. In an umbrella, the combination, with a tubular stick, of ribs pivoted to a xed piece on the stick in the usual manner, braces connectcd with the stickand mounted to slide on the ribs, rods pivoted to the braces and to a sleeve on the stick, which sleeve is between that part of the stick to which the ribs are pivoted and that part of the stick at which the inner ends of the braces are connected with the stick, and a sliding rod in the tubular stick, which sliding rod is connected directly or indirectly with the ribs, substantially as shown and described.

3. In an umbrella, the combination, with the ribs II, of U-shaped pieces L, mounted to slide on the ribs, braces pivoted t0 the U-shaped pieces, and the guide-lugs L2, projecting from the U-shaped pieces, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence ot' two sub- 75 scribing witnesses.

EMIL KLEBER.

Witnesses:

MAX NAHMMAOHER, B. R01. 

